Amazon rainforest is transitioning to a ‘hypertropical’ climate — and trees won’t survive that for long
The Amazon rainforest currently has a few days or weeks of hot drought conditions per year,...
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Antarctica’s Southern Ocean might be gearing up for a thermal ‘burp’ that could last a century
When humans manage to cut enough emissions and eventually reduce global temperatures, new...
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The evolution of life on Earth ‘almost predictably’ led to human intelligence, neuroscientist says
Neuroscientist Nikolay Kukushkin spoke to Live Science about how human consciousness evolved....
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Science history: Iconic ‘Lucy’ fossil discovered, transforming our understanding of human evolution — Nov. 24, 1974
On an expedition in the Awash Valley in Ethiopia, two anthropologists uncovered the bones of a 3.2...
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The Red Sea experienced ‘one of the most extreme environmental events on Earth’ 6 million years ago
The Red Sea became a desert about 6.2 million years ago, before a massive flood from the Indian...
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Tomatoes randomly mated with another plant 9 million years ago. The result? Potatoes.
Researchers say they have finally uncovered the mysterious origins of one of our favorite carbs:...
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400-mile-long chain of fossilized volcanoes discovered beneath China
Researchers recently discovered a huge chain of extinct volcanoes buried deep below South China...
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Trio of stripy glaciers merging in ‘Earth’s highest battleground’ are part of a major anomaly scientists don’t fully understand — Earth from space
This 2023 astronaut photo shows three glaciers merging into a single massive ice mass in the...
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Russian volcano grows ‘devil horns’ and spits out 1,000-mile-long river of smoke — Earth from space
A false-color satellite photo from 2023 shows a devilish pair of lava flows and an enormous plume...
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What’s Earth’s lowest point on land?
What’s Earth’s lowest spot on dry land — and how did it get to be that way? The...
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Birds have been nesting in the Arctic Circle for almost 73 million years, newly discovered fossils reveal
A major collection of more than 50 bird fossils found in northern Alaska suggest some ancient...
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Dams around the world hold so much water they’ve shifted Earth’s poles, new research shows
Dam construction since 1835 has caused Earth’s poles to “wander” away from the...
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Weight loss may ‘rejuvenate’ fat tissues, clearing away aged cells
Weight loss is known to improve health in obesity. A new study provides clues to how: by...
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MIT’s high-tech ‘bubble wrap’ turns air into safe drinking water — even in Death Valley
Researchers at MIT have tested a new technology for turning water vapor in the atmosphere into...
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Atlantic ocean currents are weakening — and it could make the climate in some regions unrecognizable
A cold blob of water in the North Atlantic is an ominous sign that a system of currents that...
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Giant tortoise babies of first-time 100-year-old ‘Mommy’ unveiled at zoo
Four adorable western Santa Cruz Galápagos tortoise babies are now on display at Philadelphia Zoo...
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‘Seemingly impossible’: Endangered tortoise becomes first-time mom at about 100 years old
A roughly 100-year-old western Santa Cruz Galápagos tortoise has become a mom for the first time...
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Pando: The world’s largest tree and heaviest living organism
Pando is a giant aspen clone in central Utah that has been regrowing parts of itself for up to...
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People who can’t ‘see with their mind’s eye’ have different wiring in the brain
People with aphantasia still generate brain activity when attempting to visualize, but that image...
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Just a fraction of the hydrogen hidden beneath Earth’s surface could power Earth for 200 years, scientists find
Trillions of tons of hydrogen gas are likely buried in rocks and reservoirs beneath Earth’s...
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